Verse 4
Israel. Not merely Judah, but the twelve tribes. Not "British" or any other "Israel".
many days. All the days of the present Dispensation; "many" implying length of time; "days" implying the i r limitation.
without. Note the Figure of speech Anaphora ( App-6 ), emphasizing each point, now fulfilled before our eyes.
without a king. Having rejected Messiah (John 19:15 ). This cannot therefore be interpreted now of any People which has a king.
and. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton strengthening the emphasis on each point.
prince = ruler. Hebrew. sar, as in Hosea 8:4 .
sacrifice. Hebrew. zabach. App-43 . Includes all sacrifices where there is shedding of blood.
an image. Hebrew. mazzebah = any upright standing image. Compare Exodus 23:24 ; Exodus 34:13 .Isaiah 19:19 .
ephod. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6 , for the priest or person who wears it. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 28:4-8 ). App-92 . This was the girdle of the breastplate which contained the "Urim and Thummim", the wearing of which pertained solely to the high priest. Compare 1 Samuel 22:18 ; 1 Samuel 23:9 . Ezra 2:63 ; and Nehemiah 7:65 .
teraphim = idols of any kind. In Hosea 3:3 , Jehovah says they shall not "play the harlot": and, now, for (since 426 B.C.) 2,300 years the truth of this has been seen. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 31:19 , Genesis 31:34 , Genesis 31:35 ).
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